Add some whimsy to your life
"Don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous."~ Rumi Winter may seem a barren season, filled with cold landscapes and icy air, yet it is also a season of inner warmth and soul seeking. Just as the garden may seem dead and still to the… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 90 ~ Don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous…
"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."~ Buddha Life can be a struggle and there are times when you seem to be caught in an endless cycle of difficult troubles. These times can be self-caused, created by outside forces, or who knows what. And they just seem to keep going, getting… Continue reading Monday Mantra 89
A Harlequin Poppet I've been trying to up my illustration and drawing game by actually, you know, drawing more and these two delights are from the Mab Graves #mabsdrawingclub prompts for the holidays this year on Instagram. While I haven't completed every prompt (the week of Thanksgiving was hella busy)I have really enjoyed the ones… Continue reading Harlequin Poppet and Seahorse-kitten Holiday Illustrations
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy."~ William Blake Winter is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere, creeping in with it's frosty mornings and sharp, icy winds. The harvest is winding down, with it's bounty gathered and stored. The trees are almost bare, their dark silhouettes looking so stark against the watery… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 88 – In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy
Welcome December, the last month of the year. When time seems to wind down and speed up all at the same time. December means sparkles, Yuletide joy and holiday delights all around. It means shopping and baking and mixing and making. It means cold, mucky weather and dark, deepening nights. December is such a merry,… Continue reading Welcome December and a Centering Meditation
"True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents."~ John W. Gardner Happiness, true happiness seems to be the goal and focus of so much of life. Happiness is bandied about as some magical, almost elusive nirvana. A potent elixir and sought after ideal of a dream. Improving life so it's easier means… Continue reading Monday Mantra 87
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